Pak troops fire at Indian posts in Poonch sector

Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian posts Thursday night and the exchanges continued till wee hours on Friday in Balnoi forward area of Poonch along the Line of Control, but no casualty was reported on this side.

"There was firing on forward posts from small and automatic weapons in Balnoi forward area of Poonch district late last night," Defence spokesperson Col R K Palta said.

Firing continued on Balnoi battalion area throughout the night till 0430 hours today, he said.

Indian troops retaliated resulting in exchanges, he said, adding that there was no loss of life or injury to anyone among troops.